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> Hint: If the game has its own currency (coins, diamonds, etc) which you can buy for real money, it's bullshit and you shouldn't submit it. But there are game
by arun-mani-j 3y ago
> Hint: If the game has its own currency (coins, diamonds, etc) which you can buy for real money, it's bullshit and you shouldn't submit it.
But there are games where you can use real money to buy golds and diamonds and spend them purely on cosmetics like costumes, pets etc.
They don't give you any advantage in game play or progression.
An example is Adventure Quest 3D. From their Google Play description:
NOT PAY-TO-WIN
- Finally, an MMO that's not going to wreck your wallet
- Earn power & cool items through gameplay. Wow, what a concept!
- Optional cosmetics if you’d like to support us… and our anime obsession ^_^
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.battleon.aq3d https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.battleon.a...
- teddyh 3y ago“It's Just Cosmetic”: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce5CDrq4dGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce5CDrq4dGg>
- noirscape 3y agoI get the argument you're presenting, but sometimes it's important to put your foot on the ground and say a hard no to even the cosmetic microtransactions. Generally speaking these lists in part exist as buyers guides to those who don't have great impulse control to not buy microtransactions and that's something relevant to consider. "One buy and done" seems to be the hard criteria here (with some lenience if the "one buy" is an ad removal).
- stavros 3y agoAs sibling commenters said, I'm OK with those kinds of games in theory, but in practice coins are a very reliable indicator of bullshit. Since it's just me checking the games once in a while, I'd rather categorize all games with coins as bullshit, rather than have to wade through the shit 99% to find the good 1%. Maybe if this gets more popular and people want to help out, it'll be worth it more. I agree with you in principle.